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Parting Day'The weary sun hath made a golden set,And, by the bright track of his fiery car,Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow'
Details
Benjamin Williams Leader, R.A. (1831-1923)
Parting Day
'The weary sun hath made a golden set,
And, by the bright track of his fiery car,
Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow'
signed and dated 'B.W. LEADER. 1883.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44 ¼ x 72 ½ in. (108 x 184 cm.)
Parting Day
'The weary sun hath made a golden set,
And, by the bright track of his fiery car,
Gives token of a goodly day tomorrow'
signed and dated 'B.W. LEADER. 1883.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44 ¼ x 72 ½ in. (108 x 184 cm.)
Provenance
with Agnew's, London.
Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, founder of the National Telephone Company.
His sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1909, lot 63 (1,200 gns to Gooden & Fox).
Ernest Ruffer; Christie's, London, 9 May 1924, lot 38 (470 gns to Cassell).
The trustees of The Stoneleigh Settlement; Christie's, London, 16 October 1981, lot 6.
Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, founder of the National Telephone Company.
His sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1909, lot 63 (1,200 gns to Gooden & Fox).
Ernest Ruffer; Christie's, London, 9 May 1924, lot 38 (470 gns to Cassell).
The trustees of The Stoneleigh Settlement; Christie's, London, 16 October 1981, lot 6.
Literature
Academy Notes, London, 1883, p. 15.
F. Lewis, Benjamin Williams Leader R.A. 1831-1923, Leigh-on-Sea, 1971, p. 39, no. 197, p. 60, no. 789.
R. Wood, Benjamin Williams Leader R.A. 1831-1923: His Life and Paintings, Woodbridge, 1998, pp. 67 & 129.
F. Lewis, Benjamin Williams Leader R.A. 1831-1923, Leigh-on-Sea, 1971, p. 39, no. 197, p. 60, no. 789.
R. Wood, Benjamin Williams Leader R.A. 1831-1923: His Life and Paintings, Woodbridge, 1998, pp. 67 & 129.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1883, no. 98.
Engraved
Louis Alfred Brunet-Debaisnes.
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